Valve assembly



. May 11, 1943. 'A PARKER 2,318,964

- f VALVE ASSEMBLY Filed March'sl, 1941 2 sheets-sheet 1 May 11, 1943 A. L.. PARKER 2,318,964

VALVE ASSEMBLY Filed March 31, 1941 2 sheets-Sheet :g

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A mi lli Patented May 11, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE VALVE ASSEMBLY Arthur L. Parker, Cleveland, Ohio Applicatie March s1, 1941, serial No. 386,198 A (cl. 251-47) 1 Claim.

'I'he present invention relates to new and usei'ul improvements in a valve assembly, and more particularly to improvements in valve parts which may be readily assembled in a ported valve body.

An object of the present invention is to provide a valve assembly of Ithe above type which is extremely simple and compact in construction and which c an be easily assembled and taken apart for repair purposes or the like.

A further object of the invention is to provide a valve assembly ofthe above typewherein the valve body supports the valve elements and the valve seats, and wherein thevalve seats are formed integral with conduit connectors in order to obviate the necessity of accurately machining the valve body for this purpose.

The above'and 'other objects of the invention will in part be obvious and will be hereinafter more fully pointed out:

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary diagrammatic view showing one installation of the valve assembly of the present invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view through thevalve assembly and taken along the line 2 2 of Figure 3.

Figure 3 is a similar longitudinal sectionalview through the valve assembly and taken substantially along the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Referringmore in detail to the accompanying drawings, and particularly to Figure l, the valve assembly Iii is illustrated with the body portion thereof communicating with a conduit II which has valved communication with a steam main I2. The opposite end of the. valve body is connected to a conduit I3 which is illustrated as leading to a steam gauge IL 'Ihe valve body supports separable valve means indicated generally by the numerals I5, i5a., i511.` yIn normal operation o the gauge Il, the valves I5, I5a are closed and the valve i512 is open. 'When it is desired to blow out the line, the valve I5b is shifted to close communicationwith the gauge and the valve I5 is opened to permit steam to blow-off through a blow-down conduit I6. When it is desired to `test the gauge It, the valve I5b is closed and the valve I5a i's opened to aiiord communication witha vent conduit `or test gauge connection I1. If desired, the conduits I6, I1 may be connected to a trap (not shown) and by-passing of the trap maybe accomplished by closing the valves I5,

^ I5a and opening the valve I5b.

In describing.v the detail construction of the valve assembly, reference vvillbeY had particularly to Figures 2 and 3 wherein the valve body I8 is adjacent end of the valve body. The bore 22 communicates with a vchamber 23 through an angular port 24 and onel end of the chamber 23l is ,I

closed by a plug 25. The. opposite end of the chamber 23 communicates witha valve chamber 26 which communicates through a port 21 with a bore 28 also extending transversely through and across the valve bodyv and disposed parallel to the axis of the bore 22. The bore 28 communicates with the adapter portion 20 through a port 29.k `The chambers 26, 23l in the intermediate portion of the valve body constitutea central bore which extends-transversely` across the valveybody with the axis thereof disposed at right ,angles to the axes of the parallel bores 22, 28.

One end of the transverse bore` 22 is threaded to receivea conduit adapter ortube connector 30 which has a centrall passage 3| therethrough anda valve seat .32 at the inner endof the'passage. Similarly, the transversebore 28 atthe opposite end of the valve body I8 has a conduit adapter 30a.A with a central passage 3Ia therethrough and a Valve seat 32a at the inner end of the passage. Itl will thus be seen 'that one end of each of the parallel transverse bores 22, -28 have a combinedy conduit connector and valve seat threadedly engaging therein. The opposite end of the bore 22 is threaded to receive an externally threaded bushing 33 which extends out- Wardly beyond the valve body. The internalsurface of the bushing 33 is preferably hexagonal in shape so as to receive an internally recessed and threaded hexagonal member 34 which carries a valve member 35 adapted to cooperate with the valve seat 32'for selectively controlling the passage of fluid. The portion of the bore 22 between the inner ends of the bushing 33 and the adapter 30 thus provides a valve chamber for the valve member 35. The outer threaded end of the bushing 33 is adapted to receive a bonnet 36 through which a valve operating stem 31 extends. The inner end 38 of the stem 31 is threaded t0 engage the internal threadson the member 3d. Between the outer end of the bushing' 33 and the bonnet there is provided an annular plate 3! which cooperates with the shoulder 4lion the stem to prevent endwise movement oi the stem. A packing Il is disposed between -the stem and the bonnet and a packing follower 42 may be forced against the packing by a packing nut Il. The valve unit which is mounted in the corresponding end of the bore 2l is identical in construction and vthe valve member 35a cooperates vwith the valve seat 32a and is carried by an internally recessed and threaded member 34a having an outer hexagonal surface iltting within the, inner hexagonal surface of the bushing 33a. The stem 31a extends through the packing follower 42a, the packing lia and the bonnet 36a and the inner threaded end 38a thereof is adapted to threadedly engagethe inner surface of the member 34a. Endwise movement of the stem 31a is prevented by the flange portion 40a disposed between the adjacent surface of the bonnet 38a and the annular plate 19a. Thus, rotation of either valve stem I1, 11a by means of the handles i5 r Ila,

will effect rectilinear movement of the members Il, a and the valves carried thereby so as to control the passage of fluid.

The communicating passage between the chambers 23, 26 is formed by a sleeve member M which provides a valve seat 45 in the chamber 26. The end of the chamberl 2i is internally threaded to receive an externally threaded bushingnb to which is secured a bonnet 36h. 'Ihe inner surface of the bushing 33h is preferably hexagonal in shape and is adapted to receive and guide the external hexagonal surface `of the member b which is internally recessed and threaded w receive the threaded inner end 38h of a .valve stem I'ib which extends through a packing follower 42D and a packing lib. Thus, rotation of the stem 31h by the handle portion lib will effect rectilinear movement of the member Mb within the bushing 13b and corresponding movement of shaped to provide countersunk recesses at the opposite ends of the transverse end bores; Similarl the intermediate bore is provided with such larly inclined surfaces so as to effect a tlht seal. The inner ends of 'the adapters, that is, the ends having the valve seats, are confined and reinforced by the adjacent portions of the body member so that tight contact between the valve elements and the adapter seats will not spread or deform the adapters.

According to the installation of Figure 1, normal operation oi the steamlgauge il is aecomplished by shifting the valve members Il, 35a. into contact with the seats 32, 32a, respectively,

as showninFigure 3, thus closingtheportsll.l

Ila which are adapted to communicate with the lio a countersunk recess. The bottom surfaces il,

10a, and "l of these recesses are inclined outwardly and downwardly from the bores and the :skirt portions il, lla, Bib of the bonnets 30, Illa, lib, respectively, extend therein and the ends, are

.s inclinegsymmetrically with respect to the iibttom surfaces of the recesses. Gaskets l2, 32ar 82h are f "a, respectively, which extend into the recesses at the opposite ends of the transverse end bores. .Gaskets Il, a are-also disposed between simiconduits It, I'I, respectively. The intermediate valve member lib is shifted awayfrom the seat as shown by dotted lines in Figure 2. so that iiuid will pass fromtheconduit il through the longitudinal passageway in the valve body. then through the conduit il. to the gauge il. when it is desired to connect the line to the blow-down conduit il, the valve member Sib is shifted to a closed position (the full line podtion of Figure 2) and the valve member is opened as shown by the dotted line position in Figure 3. If it is desired to connect the valve body' with the vent conduit I1, the valve member Ila is opened to the dotted line position shown in Figure 3 and the valve member IIb is opened.

It is to be clearly understood that various changes in the details of construction and arrangement oi parts may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as se forth in the appended claim.

Iclaim: A valve mechanism comprising a body member having a transverse bore therethrough, a sleeve member threaded into said bore adjacent one end thereof and providing a conduit port surrounded by a valve seat at the inner end thereof, a sleeve bushing threaded into the other end of said bore and dimensioned so as to project above 'the surface of said body member, said body member having a recess surrounding said sleeve, a-

bonnet having threaded connection with said sleeve bushing and a depending skirt adapted to extend into said recess, the bottom of said recess being inclined upwardly and inwardly and the bottom edge of the skirt of the bonnet being similarly inclined so as to engage and compress a gasket located in the recess. a valve stem mount- ,ed 1n said bonnet and extending through ma' sleeve bushing and a valve carried by the lower end of said valve stem adapted to engage the valve seat, an annular shoulder on said stem disosed within and cooperating with said bonnet prevent outward endwisemovement of vsaid stem, an annular plate disposedaround and immedlately underlying said shoulder to prevent inward movement of the stem, said plate being.. clamped between the projecting end of said bushing and said bonnet, said bushing having means cooperating with the valve stem when said stem is turned for moving said valve to and from said seat. Y

ARTHUR L. PARKER. 

